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Motif –> Mega Mendung, Clouds

Authored by Textiil, Friday, October 4th, 2013,

Batik Mega Mendung Pillows

Time for summer. With that in mind, I am thinking about the beautiful cloud pattern batik originating in Cirebon. There are so many color variations of this seemingly simple
pattern. It is one of my favorites — perfectly blending the traditional, with a distinctly modern feel.

Chinese settlers arrived in Cirebon (on the north coast of Java), Indonesia in the 16th and 17th centuries. The cloud pattern was found on ceramics and textiles they brought with them to
Indonesia – but probably rounder than what is now the traditional batik expression of the form. The rain cloud motif, suggesting fertility and life,* is generally
horizontal and the clouds oval, with tapered ends. Textiil has some beautiful mega mendung batiks with 5 gradations of color – a nice green if you are looking for
Emerald the Pantone color of the year, a stunning, traditional, dark blue on deep red — and even a grey/black
mix! See them in our gallery.

For more on the batik process for this motif, see this interesting piece at